My killer Vegan Pancakes.

Revisited!  We changed the recipe a little to help the pancakes stay together a little better.  They tended to be a bit crumbly with the previous recipe.  It's much better now.

These pancakes were a scary substitute for our Sunday pancake breakfast.  I say scary because there is zero dairy/eggs/such things that make bready things happy.  Joseph found the recipe online and I refined it to exactly what my taste buds will force me to make a special trip to the store for.  You wouldn't guess for a second that there is no milk or eggs in these bad boys!  Yes, I did just make them for dinner.  YES, I enjoyed every single bite.  So good!  Sorry I have no picture, I was going to take one tonight but they were gone way too fast!

Vegan Pancakes

1 cup flour
2 Tbs sugar (we like to put 3)
2 Tbs (no less!!) baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup soy milk  (I use vanilla almond milk)
2 Tbs vegetable oil
apple juice

1. Heat pan to medium Heat.
2. Combine the dry ingredients.
3. Add milk and oil to the mixture until smooth.
4. (optional) add apple juice until you like the consistency.  I personally like my pancakes thinner so I add 2 or 3 Tbs of water, don't add anything if you like your cakes thick.
5. Make some stinking pancakes!
6. Serve with syrup or some delicious homemade fruit topping; just boil your favorite berry or fruit in a little water and a little sugar.  Boom done.


And people say that vegans eat boring food.  These are, by far, the best pancakes I've ever eaten.

Our selfish generation

We live in a selfish generation.  Being selfish is a tactic the one and only adversary uses to pull us away from our Savior, who is the definition of selfless.  It makes me sick just how horrible people can be.  Divorce, abortion and "living life" are all staples of our society.  I've been thinking a lot about abortion lately for some reason.  I guess related subjects have been in the news every now and then.  Obama used his "common sense" not to allow The Morning After pill on the shelves for anyone to buy (the argument was that children under the age of 17 should not be allowed to purchase such an item).  A doctor in the article I read about it said that these 11 year old girls who have poor judgment and have sex should not have to be punished by having a child but that the money and worry is enough punishment.  Um, no.  That's OUR world!  I can't believe it.  Murder a child because you don't want to take care of it.  Forget responsibility, we all just want to have fun without consequences!  Other examples of having fun without thinking about consequences are smokers, druggies, alcoholics, pornography addictions, ANY addiction, they all just want to do it because they 'like' it and it makes them feel good.  Garbage.  Let me tell you, I'm pro choice, you can choose whether or not you have sex.  You can choose whether or not to smoke (anything).  You can choose.  But the problem with this generation is that we are a people of now.  Now meaning, what we want, we want it now.  Forget the future, old people are boring.  NOW is the time to live!  Forget having kids, I want to have fun while I'm young!  Satan has confused the poor minds of this generation and now having values and morals that uppose adultery, abortion and addictions is strange and unusual.  What a generation we live in.  The generation of selfishness.  At least, from what I know, I can raise my children in the Gospel.  I can teach them what is right before the world has a chance to teach them what is wrong.  When I stand at the judgment bar before God I will then be able to tell him that I have done all that I could have done.  I only hope the example we set as a family can inspire the minds massaged numb by the adversary.

My very own Vegetable soup!

Serves 2

1 potato
1 celery stalk
1 carrot
1/2 of a medium shallot
2 cups vegetable broth
about 1 cup noodles
water
2 Tbs flour
salt (optional)
garlic (optional)
pepper to taste

Chop shallot and celery and fry in a little water in a pot until shallot is almost translucent.  Then add chopped carrot and potato and the vegetable broth (and the seasonings if you want them).  In a separate bowl mix about 2 Tbs flour with just enough water to cover the flour and mix with fork until there are no clumps.  Add to pot.  Cook for about 20 or so minutes (I think I let mine cook for half an hour so the time doesn't really make a difference) then add noodles, cook for about 10 more minutes and serve!

Really yummy!  And I just made it up!  I'm feeling much more comfortable now cooking vegan meals.  I love it!!  It's got such a good flavor.  I wouldn't be opposed to doubling the amount of vegetable broth either.

I'm watching this right now, it's probably my FAVORITE movie.  Soooo good!!! 

Also, I will be putting up pictures from Thanksgiving in Iowa!!  I got to see my cousin Evan who I haven't seen in about 12 years!!!!  He's the nicest guy ever.  You would never know he was in prison for that 12 years.